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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The process that changes from one type to another over time. | Rock Cycle |
| Rock that forms when melted rock (magma or lava) cools and solidifies | Igneous Rock |
| Cools beneath earths surface, crystals tend to be larger | Intrusive Igneous Rock |
| Cools at the surface (lava), crystals are often smaller | Extrusive Igneous Rock |
| Rock formed when sediment (small pieces of rock, minerals, or organic material) is deposited, compacted, and cemented together. | Sedimentary Rock |
| What are the steps of the cycle of sedimentary rock being formed? | weathering → erosion → deposition → compaction & cementation → rock |
| Rock formed when an existing rock is changed by heat and pressure underground | Metamorphic Rock |
| Hot, liquid rock beneath Earth’s surface | Magma |
| mall pieces of rock or mineral fragments | Sediment |
| The breaking down of rocks into small pieces by wind, water, or chemical processes | Weathering |
| The movement of sediment from one place to another (often by water, wind, or ice) | Erosion |
| When sediment is dropped or settles in a new place where sedimentary rocks form | Deposition |
| Squeezing of sediment that reduces space between grains | Compaction |
| Minerals glue sediment grains together into solid rock | Cementation |
| Movement that pushes rock layers up toward Earth’s surface | Uplift |
| Movement of Earth’s crust under another plate into the mantle | Subduction |
| The place where two tectonic plates meet | Plate Boundary |